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20172026
most citedNonlinear characteristics of Ti, Nb, and NbN superconducting resonators for parametric amplifiers

13 citations · 34 across the 9 of their papers we have counts for

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17 papers

cond-mat.supr-con2026

Quasiparticle Quality Factors in Superconducting Resonators: Effects of Bath Temperature and Readout Power

Zhenyuan Sun, S Withington, Songyuan Zhao

The performance of superconducting resonators underpins a wide range of modern quantum technologies, yet their quality factor often deviates at low temperatures from standard Matti…

cond-mat.supr-con2025

Superconducting NbN Resonator Parametric Amplifiers for Millimetre Wavelengths

Songyuan Zhao, Stafford Withington, Christopher Thomas

We report the development of a reactive sputtering process for high NbN films with high normal-state resistivity, tailored for kinetic inductance parametric amplifie…

cond-mat.supr-con2025★ 1 cited

Superconducting Ring Resonators: Modelling, Simulation, and Experimental Characterisation

Zhenyuan Sun, Stafford Withington, Christopher Thomas +1

We present a theoretical and experimental study of superconducting ring resonators as an initial step toward their implementation in superconducting electronics and quantum technol…

quant-ph2025★ 1 cited

Non-degenerate pumping of superconducting resonator parametric amplifier with evidence of phase-sensitive amplification

Songyuan Zhao, Stafford Withington, Christopher Thomas

Superconducting resonator parametric amplifiers are potentially important components for a wide variety of fundamental physics experiments and utilitarian applications. We propose…

hep-ex2024★ 8 cited

Determining Absolute Neutrino Mass using Quantum Technologies

A. A. S. Amad, F. F. Deppisch, M. Fleck +19

Next generation tritium decay experiments to determine the absolute neutrino mass require high-precision measurements of -decay electron energies close to the kinematic end poin…

physics.ins-det2024★ 6 cited

Superconducting resonator parametric amplifiers with intrinsic separation of pump and signal tones

Songyuan Zhao, Stafford Withington, Christopher Niall Thomas

Superconducting resonator parametric amplifiers achieve ultra-low-noise amplification through the nonlinear kinetic inductance of thin-film superconductors. One of the main challen…